Sleeve.



E. K. WILSON. SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. 19H.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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EUNICE KIEL WILSON, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIF0.1`x,1\TIA..y

SLEEVE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EUNIGE KIEL WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Sleeve, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to the sleeves of garments, for example the sleeves of dresses, shirts and blouses, and an object of the invention is to make provision for shortening a sleeve in such manner that it will have the appearance of a half length sleeve.

Sleeves of this character are useful for the reason that when the person desires an ordinary full length sleeve such sleeve can be readily provided, and if the person desires to shorten the sleeve so as to make it more comfortable for work or sport said sleeve can be readily adjusted to the shorter length and will in its shortened condition present a neat appearance.

Another object is to produce a sleeve of this character of comparatively simple construction.V

Other objects and advantages will appear in the subjoined detail description.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure l is a full length view of a sleeve constructed in accordance' with this invention, a fragment of the body of the garment to which the sleeve is attached also being shown.

Y Fig. 2 is a view of the sleeve shown in Fig. l folded to reduce the length thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation on line indicated by v3-w8, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional elevation on line indicated by ast-m4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan section on line indicated by :v5-x5, Fig. 2.

There is provided a tubular member 1 of the usual or any preferred shape and size to constitute the main member of the sleeve. rlhe outer end of the tubular member 1 may be provided with a band 2 to form a nishing strip or trimming.

Nearer the outer end of the tubular member l than the inner end there is fastened by stitching 3 to said tubular member a supplemental cuii' or trimming 4, the stitching being at the inner edge of said cuff. In the instance shown, see Fig. 1, the stitching 3 is located substantially enel-third of the length of the sleeve from the outer end thereof.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 16, 1938, Application led June 28, 1917. Serial No. 177,426. ik

When the tubular member l is extended as in Fig. l the cuff 4. is adapted to lie within the tubular member soV that there are 'two thicknesses of material at the portion of the sleeve containingy the supplemental cuff 4.

The outer edge of the culi' 4 may also be fastened to the tubular-member by suitable stitching but it is preferredA to allow said outer edge to be free from the tubular member for a reason which will appear hereinafter.

Between the outer edge of the culf 4 and outer end of the tubular member, when the sleeve is extended as in Fig. 1, there is fastened by stitching 5 to the usual cuff portion 6 of the sleeve rone end of a strap 7, there being suitable means to detachably fasten the otherwise free end of the'strap to the cuff 6. In the instance shown inthe drawings the fastening means comprise a buttonhole 8 in the strap 7 and a button 9 fastened to the cu 6, but it is understood ,that any other well known or preferred fastening means may be employed in this connection. The length of the strap and the position of the button 9 are such that the cuff 6 is contracted or reduced in diameter when the strap is fastened to the cuff 6 by the button 9. Thus the cuff 6 will fit around the wrist of the person wearing the garment having the sleeve attached thereto, and said sleeve willv function in the ordinary manner of a full length sleeve without any tendency for the cuil' of the sleeve to slide up the arm if the arm be raised. It will be clear from the foregoing that when it is desired to have a full length sleeve the parts will be disposed as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

When for any reason it is desired to shorten the sleeve, the strap 7 will first be unbuttoned so as to allow the Gulf 6 to eX- pand to its full diameter and then said cuff 6 will be folded backward on the outside of the portion 10 of the tubular member overlying the supplemental cuff 4 so as to form the fold a, Fig. 4, and finally the cuit' 6 and the overlying portion 10 will together be folded back upon the portion 11 of the tubular member lying just above the stitching 3 so as to form the fold b, Fig. 4. This last folding operation brings the supplemental cuff 4 in position on the outside of the sleeve so as to overlie the cuff 6 and portions 10 and l1 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. It is clear that owing to the one edge of the ouf 4 being free as hereinbefore not/ed, from the tubular member 1 the cuff 4 can be made to extend above the fold a so as to entirely hide from View the cuff Gand portion 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. lt is also clear that if the cuff 6 is comparatively vvider it may be necessary When making the second folding `operation;toproduce a third Afold c as in Fig. 4 in order that the fold. a Will :be hiddenby the cuff et. Thus it is clear that. when the folding operations :are completed the cuff. 6 andportion 10 will lie `between the cuff' tand the portion -ll of the tubular member 1 as in Fig; l so thatvthere Will be at least four thicknesses, of material at the outer end of the sleeve;

l reserve the right to make such alterations and changes in thespecilic construction described above as fall Within the spirit and scope .of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Ofcoursethe cuftt maybe otherwise constructedthan described and shown Without f limiting the invention.

Y l.v A sleeve comprisinga tubular member, and a supplemental cuff. fastened to the tubular member and-adaptedto lie Y' there- Within and spaced from the .adjacent end of the tubular member when said tubular member is extended and adapted to overlie the folds in the tubular member when said member is foldedback upon itself to shorten it,theupper end ofthe-cuff AWhen the sleeve is. folded. being free from the tubular-memL ber.

2. A sleeve comprisingja tubular member aY supplemental cuff fastened tothe tubular menfiber;y and -i adapted" to lie therewithin when said'tubular member is extended and adapted" to overlie the folds in the tubular member when saidmember is folded back upon itself to shorten it, a strap fastened at'one end to theoutside of the sleeve, and means to detachably fasten the other end of the strap -to the sleeve to reducethe.. diam-v eter thereof below the supplemental cuff When the tubular member is extended.

3. A sleeve comprising a tubularimember, and a supplemental` cuff fastened to the tubular vmember. and-adapted to lie there- Within and spaced from the adjacent endof the tubular memberftvhen said tubular mem-` v ber is extended and adapted 'to form an external trimming to the sleeve when the tubular member is folded back upon itself between the cuff and other'vnnfolded portions of the tubularmember, the upper end of the cuff when the sleeve is folded being free from the tubular member.

d. A sleeve having a supplementalftrimming between the ends thereof adapted to lie Within the sleeve and spaced form the ad-Y jacent end of the sleeve when said sleeve is Geenen. Hntrsy Y A. F. SOHMIDTBAUER.

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